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cal l cal's new computerized system and a perk turns into a hassle. why taking advantage of a discount turned out more difficult than one woman ever imagined. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> this story going to stun you. zoo advisors in an uperror after a zoo tried to pass off a dog as a lion. >> the news agents report visitors got sus spishus when the supposed big cat started barking. that is a big clue. >> now they claim it was a mix up because they couldn't afford a real lion.ai[aq visitors also found a white fox posing as a leopard. >> see you again at 6:00. >>> this is "world news." tonight, plea for help. christians at churches in egypt send out word their churches are under attack. nuns reportedly run away as looters take over. the president comes out of vacation to send egypt a message. >>> super soakers, two new storms could bring more rain to cities and towns already battling this. >>> dare devil disaster. he wowed us at the olympics but tried one stunt too far. joining the men who leap from the mountains, the master athlete mad
cal l cal's new computerized system and a perk turns into a hassle. why taking advantage of a discount turned out more difficult than one woman ever imagined. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> this story going to stun you. zoo advisors in an uperror after a zoo tried to pass off a dog as a lion. >> the news agents report visitors got sus spishus when the supposed big cat started barking. that is a big clue. >> now they claim it was a mix up because they couldn't...
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cal trans says the shims are on. that's the temporary fix put in place to stabilize the broken bolts until the permanent saddles are put in place. now that that's complete, it's a matter of paving, striping roadways and shifting barriers. still a lot of work to do after the bridge opens. cal trans says they will have to demolish the westbound approach and work on that new bike path. meanwhile, still the issue of the contractor american bridge floor. they were the ones who installed the fix making way for on-time opening and $20 million bonus. state leaders don't believe they deserve it. a state audit found the same contractor may be to blame for the cracked bolts in the first place. as they get ready for that big labor day opening, cal trans has yet to decide if the contractor will get the bonus. still no word yet on what that final decision is. reporting live, cate caugurian, kpix 5. >> the bay bridge will be closed from the night of august 28th to the early hours of september 3rd. the plan is for traffic to begin f
cal trans says the shims are on. that's the temporary fix put in place to stabilize the broken bolts until the permanent saddles are put in place. now that that's complete, it's a matter of paving, striping roadways and shifting barriers. still a lot of work to do after the bridge opens. cal trans says they will have to demolish the westbound approach and work on that new bike path. meanwhile, still the issue of the contractor american bridge floor. they were the ones who installed the fix...
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state hayward. >> people who came to cal state or grew up in the area, it's a real icon. >> my kids waited to see it blow up. >> the building meant more than she realized. >> it towered over campus, pirched on top of a hill. >> we would watch it all the way until you couldn't see it any more. i think that's where it kind of hit me. i hate crying. >> from childhood. >> warren all had to go. it was the worst earthquake hazard in the cal state system. >> it was until, boom,. >> i could feel it in my feet. >> earthquake researchers will study that in the next few months. this week they put 600 sensors around campus. it's not every day you know when and where the earth will move. >> wasn't expecting it to be so spectacular. >> today's focus was on a landmark. for the warrens, it was about a legacy, memento, included. >> the school is expected to build a five-story building here, not the 13 story building that was here. that new building expected to be open in 2015. >> ryan, school officials said it was cheaper than to demolish that building. do you know how much they actually saved? >> i
state hayward. >> people who came to cal state or grew up in the area, it's a real icon. >> my kids waited to see it blow up. >> the building meant more than she realized. >> it towered over campus, pirched on top of a hill. >> we would watch it all the way until you couldn't see it any more. i think that's where it kind of hit me. i hate crying. >> from childhood. >> warren all had to go. it was the worst earthquake hazard in the cal state system....
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. >> cal fire is preparing for wildfires sparked by dry lightning. there is a fire on bethel island where a fire was reported last night. >> reporter: good morning, fire burned through this five acres of dry brush. you can see the damage that was done here. a few buildings were threatened for a short time. in the end no damage was done to them. while the cause of this particular fire is unclear, dry lightning will be a big concern for firefighters across the bay area as we move throughout the day. a red flag warning went through midnight. the forecast calls for thunderstorms bringing gusty conditions, winds more than 25 miles per hour and the possibility of dry lightning. the lightning is a major concern for fire crews because the brush is so dry right, now, in most areas. we stopped by a cal fire station in the south bay where extra firefighters and additional engines are on stand by because of these conditions. cal fire is modifying how it responds to calls to keep crews free in case lightning does spark a fire. with a number of large wildfires bur
. >> cal fire is preparing for wildfires sparked by dry lightning. there is a fire on bethel island where a fire was reported last night. >> reporter: good morning, fire burned through this five acres of dry brush. you can see the damage that was done here. a few buildings were threatened for a short time. in the end no damage was done to them. while the cause of this particular fire is unclear, dry lightning will be a big concern for firefighters across the bay area as we move...
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philip rivers picked off by former cal state chris and another about bears recover. pre-season but players still do hit. hello. chargers receiver mike willy. really feels like he has 2 first names after the hit. flames everywhere. bears win 33 to 28. 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino both niners and raiders pre-season action. 49 percent big match up. smith in kansas city. the. >> that's fun. >> thanks larry. >> from whacky food combo growing in popularity. >> when we return. how pepsi >> look at the wake up weather. plenty of time in the morning. we'll have the foggy areas dense in patches. mild and humid morning the temperatures starting out in the upper 50's to mid 60's 5:00 a.m. check out 8:00 a.m. low to upper 60's. mike will be here tracking the cooler weather tomorrow 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> thanks. >> finally here. pepsi and cheetoh go hand in hand but now you can get them in a single bag. >> folk at frito lay created pepsi flavored cheat o. the combo is on store shelves right now in japan. >> they join other over seas favorites. tuna mayo dorito. >> s
philip rivers picked off by former cal state chris and another about bears recover. pre-season but players still do hit. hello. chargers receiver mike willy. really feels like he has 2 first names after the hit. flames everywhere. bears win 33 to 28. 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino both niners and raiders pre-season action. 49 percent big match up. smith in kansas city. the. >> that's fun. >> thanks larry. >> from whacky food combo growing in popularity. >>...
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. >> there's been a -- >> took the range from cal trans in 2005. >> the old construction you can have it fast or cheap but can't have it both ways. >> in this case neither. >> in some ways we failed that test. >> there are more tests in the works. high speed rail already tens of billions of dollars over budget. and the delta water project boring under ground tunnels to bring water to southern california. >> these big institutions of the state, there are a lot of great people but not very responsive to the public and we need to change that. >> in the case of the bay bridge, the whole process was public. >> what they saw was the real thing live and didn't hide very much. >> the good news? both state senator and the mtc are in agreement the new span of the bay bridge is safe. kpix 5. >> september 3rd opening means a big bonus for the builders. the contractors will get $20 million for opening on time and that is on top of another $16 million the lead contractors receive. may all even out in the end since builders could have to pay penalties for the broken bolts problem. >> city of oakland
. >> there's been a -- >> took the range from cal trans in 2005. >> the old construction you can have it fast or cheap but can't have it both ways. >> in this case neither. >> in some ways we failed that test. >> there are more tests in the works. high speed rail already tens of billions of dollars over budget. and the delta water project boring under ground tunnels to bring water to southern california. >> these big institutions of the state, there are...
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cal trans will close all lanes at davis street. that closure will run from midnight until 4:00 a.m. traffic will be diverted off the freeway at the davis street off ramp and directed back on the freeway at the davis street onramp. >>> it's a day of celebration in san francisco. a celebration of community, acceptance, and giving. today a church helped host a sunday street festival in the tenderloin district. glide is a beacon of hope for the community, especially the poor and the homeless. >> i want you to know something here at glide and here in the streets of san francisco, i want you to know we can make it. all we have to do is take it into the streets. >>> a big surprise for reverend williams. the mayor announced part of el lum street is now renamed reverend cecil williamsway. >>> how protesters in the bay area believe the u.s. can stop the violence in egypt. plus, a look at the massive effort begun this weekend to recall a >>> now to the ongoing unrest in egypt. at least 36 people died when muslim brotherhood detain knees tries to escape from a prison convoy in cairo. cat detain
cal trans will close all lanes at davis street. that closure will run from midnight until 4:00 a.m. traffic will be diverted off the freeway at the davis street off ramp and directed back on the freeway at the davis street onramp. >>> it's a day of celebration in san francisco. a celebration of community, acceptance, and giving. today a church helped host a sunday street festival in the tenderloin district. glide is a beacon of hope for the community, especially the poor and the...
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a cal state building comes tumbling down. why sizemologists are carefully studying the controlled blast. more news is next. warren hall, the historic building at cal state east bay's campus was reduced to rubble this morning. kron 4's jeff fpierce has more on the implosion and the mixed reaction of those who saw the iconic building come down. >> of the thoughts of what could happen. we may soon know more about why a u-p-s cargo flight crashed.killing two pilots on board in birmingham, alabama this week federal investigators with the national transportation safety board have recovered the flight's data recorders. an n-t-s-b spokesman says the recorders give investigators a lot to work with. the aircraft broke into at least two pieces and scattered debris over a 300-yard area. n-t-s-b officials said that the pilots did not issue a distress call before the plane crashed. egyptian security forces have taken control of a strategic mosque in the city center -- after a 15- hour standoff with supporters of ousted president mohammed m
a cal state building comes tumbling down. why sizemologists are carefully studying the controlled blast. more news is next. warren hall, the historic building at cal state east bay's campus was reduced to rubble this morning. kron 4's jeff fpierce has more on the implosion and the mixed reaction of those who saw the iconic building come down. >> of the thoughts of what could happen. we may soon know more about why a u-p-s cargo flight crashed.killing two pilots on board in birmingham,...
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philip rivers picked off by former cal state chris and another about bears recover. pre-season but players still do hit. hello. chargers receiver mike willy. really feels like he has 2 first names after the hit. flames everywhere. bears win 33 to 28. 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino both niners and raiders pre-season action. 49 percent big match up. smith in kansas city. the. >> that's fun. >> thanks larry. >> from whacky food combo growing in popularity. >> when we return. how pepsi >> look at the wake up weather. plenty of time in the morning. we'll have the foggy areas dense in patches. mild and humid morning the temperatures starting out in the upper 50's to mid 60's 5:00 a.m. check out 8:00 a.m. low to upper 60's. mike will be here tracking the cooler weather tomorrow 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> thanks. >> finally here. pepsi and cheetoh go hand in hand but now you can get them in a single bag. >> folk at frito lay created pepsi flavored cheat o. the combo is on store shelves right now in japan. >> they join other over seas favorites. tuna mayo dorito. >> s
philip rivers picked off by former cal state chris and another about bears recover. pre-season but players still do hit. hello. chargers receiver mike willy. really feels like he has 2 first names after the hit. flames everywhere. bears win 33 to 28. 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino both niners and raiders pre-season action. 49 percent big match up. smith in kansas city. the. >> that's fun. >> thanks larry. >> from whacky food combo growing in popularity. >>...
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this is video sent to us by cal trans showinginstallation. today cal trans held a public briefing on why the bridge needs to be shut down for five days over this upcoming labor day weekend. they say workers will need the time to restripe the roads and realign the traffic barriers. >> i would say there's nervous energy. everyone is confident this will get done. this is very critical to get this done and open it to the public. >> big moment for bay area commuters. the bridge shuts down wednesday august 28 at 8:00 and will reopen the following tuesday. that's the day after labor day, at 5:00 in the morning. >>> a dead whale is now gone from a marin county beach, but it's apparently attracted a great white shark that's still hanging around. that beach has been closed to swimmers and surfers. biologists who examined the body and took samples for analysis on evidence that the whale collided with something. according to wired online, it was probably a ship. blood from that accident may have attracted the shark. >>> next month, a notorious area will
this is video sent to us by cal trans showinginstallation. today cal trans held a public briefing on why the bridge needs to be shut down for five days over this upcoming labor day weekend. they say workers will need the time to restripe the roads and realign the traffic barriers. >> i would say there's nervous energy. everyone is confident this will get done. this is very critical to get this done and open it to the public. >> big moment for bay area commuters. the bridge shuts...
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philip rivers picked off by former cal state chris and another about bears recover. pre-season but players still do hit. hello. chargers receiver mike willy. really feels like he has 2 first names after the hit. flames everywhere. bears win 33 to 28. 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino both niners and raiders pre-season action. 49 percent big match up. smith in kansas city. the. >> that's fun. >> thanks larry. >> from whacky food combo growing in popularity. >> when we return. how pepsi if you're like me, you've been working you've been working like a dog all year. but you don't need to camp out 'til labor day to reward yourself! mattress discounters' labor day sale is on now! rest those tired bones on a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! get 48 months interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection. but this sale won't last long! ♪ mattress discounters! because what you dont know can hurt you.urance, what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know
philip rivers picked off by former cal state chris and another about bears recover. pre-season but players still do hit. hello. chargers receiver mike willy. really feels like he has 2 first names after the hit. flames everywhere. bears win 33 to 28. 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino both niners and raiders pre-season action. 49 percent big match up. smith in kansas city. the. >> that's fun. >> thanks larry. >> from whacky food combo growing in popularity. >>...
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part of the deal with cal trans that was cut back in 2010. the contractors will get $20 million for opening up on time. and that's on top of another $60 million the lead contractors receive for meeting early deadlines. may all even out in the end since builders could have to pay penalties for the broke own bolt problems. >> egyptian officials say former president could be freed this week. a court ordered his release that alleged he and his two sons immaterial bezled funds. militants have a new target. it's the police. an attack killed 25 officers this morning. supporters have been tearing out daily attacks. today's deadly ambush came a day after 36 district attorney tan ees were killed in classes. nearly 1,000 people have been killed since last wednesday. and today european union diplomates are talking about how to response to the violence. congress is divided over weather to cut off aid to egypt's military. >>> a demonstration in san francisco included both opponents of the government and supporters. but all were protesting the brutal govern
part of the deal with cal trans that was cut back in 2010. the contractors will get $20 million for opening up on time. and that's on top of another $60 million the lead contractors receive for meeting early deadlines. may all even out in the end since builders could have to pay penalties for the broke own bolt problems. >> egyptian officials say former president could be freed this week. a court ordered his release that alleged he and his two sons immaterial bezled funds. militants have...
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as warren hall at cal state east bay was reduced to rubble today in near seconds. the bay area landmark was imploded today because it was seismically unsafe, but for scientists it serveds a learning lesson. patti lee in hayward with how the end of an era might shed new light on earthquakes. >> reporter: 400 pounds of explosives, with the assist of gravity, leveled this bay area landmark. ed implosion became a spectacle. >> i cried when i seen it. >> reporter: about a thousand people watched from a nearby parking lot. >> well, kind of like a bomb went off and it came down to gracefully. >> reporter: guests of cal state east bay enjoyed a vip vantage point. >> it's only landmark i actually recognize. >> reporter: but for others the implosion's entertainment value quickly turned terrifying. >> i am looking at it on tv and this was rocking back and forth. >> reporter: geologists set up 600 seismic sensors across the east bay, the record ofs are will help determine what will happen during an actual quake. >> how it looks in the fault zone versus in the hills here, versu
as warren hall at cal state east bay was reduced to rubble today in near seconds. the bay area landmark was imploded today because it was seismically unsafe, but for scientists it serveds a learning lesson. patti lee in hayward with how the end of an era might shed new light on earthquakes. >> reporter: 400 pounds of explosives, with the assist of gravity, leveled this bay area landmark. ed implosion became a spectacle. >> i cried when i seen it. >> reporter: about a thousand...
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muni, cal train and ace train all good to go. a great option for back to work monday morning. >>> plenty going on in weather. with the latest on that, here's lawrence. >> dense fog down below. near the coastline and up above very interesting weather. possibility of thunderstorms around the bay area for today and the next few days. showers making way off the coastline. and maybe a couple lingering showers there in towards the santa cruz area. by the afternoon, a little afternoon heating with the sun and hot air gives rise to thunderstorms. red flag warnings up for all bay area mountain tops. dry brush and if we do get the lightning strikes, could cause fires. cut off low spinning off the coastline. going to sit here for the next few days and rotate up into the bay area. keeping things unsettled through wednesday with a possibility of isolated thunderstorms. sfo no delays being reported so far this morning. looking good toward the afternoon. partly cloudy skies. probably pretty good travel weather. the possibility of thunderstorms
muni, cal train and ace train all good to go. a great option for back to work monday morning. >>> plenty going on in weather. with the latest on that, here's lawrence. >> dense fog down below. near the coastline and up above very interesting weather. possibility of thunderstorms around the bay area for today and the next few days. showers making way off the coastline. and maybe a couple lingering showers there in towards the santa cruz area. by the afternoon, a little afternoon...
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cal fire officials say a record drought caused the recent season. lightning has sparked 40 fires statewide, burning 380 acres altogether. in a 24 hour period, there were 3400 strikeses. the red flag warning includes the northbound valleys and hills much there's a risk of thunderstorms with dry lightning. there's also, again, high fire danger throughout the area. the cal fire has put out a warning looking forward to labor day weekend of the high fire danger. keep in mind, there's dry grass and dry winds in many of the areas. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an antioch man badly injured in a hit and run may never walk again. 47-year-old suffered a broken back and severely damaged spinal cord. he was riding when a car hit him from behind. he's a married man, has three children. he is the only breadwinner of the familiar leech the suspect identified as a 32-year-old man from concord. the investigators say the man got into a altercation after the crash and was wounded by the police officer. he now faces possible felony charges including attempted murder. >>> we'
cal fire officials say a record drought caused the recent season. lightning has sparked 40 fires statewide, burning 380 acres altogether. in a 24 hour period, there were 3400 strikeses. the red flag warning includes the northbound valleys and hills much there's a risk of thunderstorms with dry lightning. there's also, again, high fire danger throughout the area. the cal fire has put out a warning looking forward to labor day weekend of the high fire danger. keep in mind, there's dry grass and...
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. >> since the rest of the bridge is finished, cal trans can back up those into primary ones before september 3rd? the actually actually installation of the shims, is rerouting and repaving the roads. >> a job that'll take the entire weekend. >> all that notwithstanding some commuters are still worried about crossing the new bridge when it opens. >> the existing bridge is the one folks ought to be worried about and that's the one they shouldn't be trusting. >> connecting the new span to the tunnels only requires moving the k rails. ktvu 2 news. >> more details on the closure, more traffic from wednesday august 25th until 5 a.m. on tuesday september 3rd. >> bart says it will offer limited, round-the-clock service during the closure, accept accept monday night. >> look for the link under our hot topics section at ktvu.com. >>> developing news out of the east bay, an 8-year-old girl was air lifted to a hospital. >> she was climbing a tree when a limb snapped. she fell to the ground. >> fire officials say the limb might have fallen on top of her. >> she was taken to a park where a helicopter air
. >> since the rest of the bridge is finished, cal trans can back up those into primary ones before september 3rd? the actually actually installation of the shims, is rerouting and repaving the roads. >> a job that'll take the entire weekend. >> all that notwithstanding some commuters are still worried about crossing the new bridge when it opens. >> the existing bridge is the one folks ought to be worried about and that's the one they shouldn't be trusting. >>...
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. >> reporter: a view like this makes cal state east bay's warren hall like small. lee baker lives three miles from campus. >> and i want to find out as much as i can about earthquakes. >> reporter: the experts want to learn, too. that is why they are plants these near campus. including a few at baker's house. >> i will have a front row seat. >> reporter: the 13-story build sergeant now a shell of what it was. it was the worth earthquake hazard so school officials closed it because it is so close to the fault. >> the fault is about a thousand yards in that direction. in 12 seconds, that building is going to be a pile of rubble. >> reporter: implosions like like this one. the company behind it is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the sensors are very sensitive. they pick up the slightest vibrations. >> reporter: they want to learn as much as they can and quick before the next big one. >> any t
. >> reporter: a view like this makes cal state east bay's warren hall like small. lee baker lives three miles from campus. >> and i want to find out as much as i can about earthquakes. >> reporter: the experts want to learn, too. that is why they are plants these near campus. including a few at baker's house. >> i will have a front row seat. >> reporter: the 13-story build sergeant now a shell of what it was. it was the worth earthquake hazard so school officials...
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cal football kicks off on august 31st when the bears host northwestern. the bears went 3-9 last season. sot: goff and dykes reax a's in a few minutes reay to host cleveland. . top 1st, 2-0 giants pablo sandoval crushes one into the gap brandon belt and hunter pence score 2 rbi double for sandoval 4-0 giants. top 2nd, 7-4 giants pence lines one to deep right field brandon crawford and belt score rbi double for pence 8-4 giants top 4th, 8-4 giants hector sanchez breaks it open he hits a 3 run homer to deep right field one day after hitting a game winning 3 run homer in the 9th 2nd homer in as many days11-4 giants 6th inning: 12-9 giants chad gaudin: 4.0 innings, 8 runs, 11 hits giants held 12-4 lead in 4th inning r the latest maybe the most damaging story to lreak out on alex rodriquez. members of yankees third baseman alex rodriguez's inner circle allegedly obtained and leaked documents that implicated ryan braun in the biogensis scandal. braun was suspended for the rest of the season in the biogenesis scandal. leaking documents is a direct violation of th
cal football kicks off on august 31st when the bears host northwestern. the bears went 3-9 last season. sot: goff and dykes reax a's in a few minutes reay to host cleveland. . top 1st, 2-0 giants pablo sandoval crushes one into the gap brandon belt and hunter pence score 2 rbi double for sandoval 4-0 giants. top 2nd, 7-4 giants pence lines one to deep right field brandon crawford and belt score rbi double for pence 8-4 giants top 4th, 8-4 giants hector sanchez breaks it open he hits a 3 run...
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. >> the transportation committee took the reigns from cal trans in 2005. >> you can have it fast or cheap but not both ways. >> reporter: in this case we got neither. >> the bay bridge was a big test, in some cases we failed the test. >> reporter: and there are more tests in the works for california's governmental agencies, high speed rail, tens of billions of dollars overbudget and the delta water project, boaring underground tunnels to bring water to southern california. >> the big institutions of the state. a lot of great people working there. they are not responsive to the public and we need to change that. >> in the case of the bay bridge, the whole process was public. >> what they saw was the real thing live. we did not hide much. we let people in our positions. >> the good news, state senator and the m tc are in agreement that the new span of the bay bridge is safe. back to you. >> and if the new bay bridge opens on time on september 3rd that could mean a $20 mill whereon bonus for the builders. part of the deal with caltrans made back in 2010. that $20 million is on top of a
. >> the transportation committee took the reigns from cal trans in 2005. >> you can have it fast or cheap but not both ways. >> reporter: in this case we got neither. >> the bay bridge was a big test, in some cases we failed the test. >> reporter: and there are more tests in the works for california's governmental agencies, high speed rail, tens of billions of dollars overbudget and the delta water project, boaring underground tunnels to bring water to southern...
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the landmark overlooking the east bay was the worst earthquake hazard in the cal state system. so school officials closed it because it's so close to the fault. >> the hayward fault is about 1,000 yards that direction and literally 10 to 12 seconds, that building will be a pile of rubble. >> reporter: implosions look like this one. the company behind this skyscraper destruction a few years back is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the company says the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the monitors and the sensors that usgs are putting out, very, very civiliansive. they pick up the slightest vibrations, they are very, very sensitive. >> reporter: researchers want to learn as much as they can quick before the next big one. >> anytime we can expect a fairly large magnitude earthquake on the hayward fault. >> reporter: it's no wonder neighbors are watching closely. >> i'm not worried about it. i'm interested in it. maybe i should be more worried
the landmark overlooking the east bay was the worst earthquake hazard in the cal state system. so school officials closed it because it's so close to the fault. >> the hayward fault is about 1,000 yards that direction and literally 10 to 12 seconds, that building will be a pile of rubble. >> reporter: implosions look like this one. the company behind this skyscraper destruction a few years back is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the company says the impact will be minimal....
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this is video from cal trans over the weekend. workers installing the metal shin for those bust bolts. the shins will do a job until a steel saddle is installed. they will allow the bridge to open following the labor day weekend. we can tell you this: we are two weeks away from opening day. stay right here on kpix 5 for the latest coverage including traffic updates through the labor day weekend. >> prince william is talking about being a first time dad. prince william says the baby can be a little rascal. more from london. >> reporter: prince william says he and his wife are settling into parenthood but full of nerves when they introduced their baby boy to the world. >> it's nice people want to see george. i'm glad he wasn't screaming his head off. >> he says prince george is growing fast and doesn't like to sleep much. >> he's a little bit of an rascar. reminds me of my brother or me. >> gave the interview two weeks after prince george was born. >> while he seemed like a pro securing the car seat, he admits he had to rehearse. >>
this is video from cal trans over the weekend. workers installing the metal shin for those bust bolts. the shins will do a job until a steel saddle is installed. they will allow the bridge to open following the labor day weekend. we can tell you this: we are two weeks away from opening day. stay right here on kpix 5 for the latest coverage including traffic updates through the labor day weekend. >> prince william is talking about being a first time dad. prince william says the baby can be...
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school starts at cal. klasses begin neksz thursday. big area of low pressure up to northwest. 700 pile ace way. doesn't matter at all to us, right? not the case. as this thing cranks up, it also krapgs up the on shore flow. as that happens, temperatures will drop, and they will the next couple of days. you'll notice less sunshine near the city, the bay and also temperatures a couple greece cooler then as low pressure moves away, high pressure nudges back in, temperatures go back upstarting sunday so little bit down for a couple days, temperatures going back up. you isle notice a bit cloudier during the bay with some of those moving inland. tomorrow very close to average, very pleasant day outside. livermore 88, san jose 81. upper 70s for you in sunny vail. mid 70s for san mateo and palo alto and hayward. upper 80, couple greece cooler. looking at highs in the upper 60s in the city. richmond 71 and 90s well to the north. extended forecast cooling down a little bit more friday and saturday. weekend looks great to get outside. 70 near the
school starts at cal. klasses begin neksz thursday. big area of low pressure up to northwest. 700 pile ace way. doesn't matter at all to us, right? not the case. as this thing cranks up, it also krapgs up the on shore flow. as that happens, temperatures will drop, and they will the next couple of days. you'll notice less sunshine near the city, the bay and also temperatures a couple greece cooler then as low pressure moves away, high pressure nudges back in, temperatures go back upstarting...
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cal osha police and campus police are trying to figure out what, and why this, happened. >> san francisco police need help tonight to find a man suspected of attacking someone with a knife near the marina district. these images shot man. investigators say he stabbed a man several times during an unprovoked attack. the victim is recovering and needed surgery to repair nerve damage. the family hopes someone recognizes a young woman who disappeared in mountain view last night last seen about 7:00 p.m. her sister dropped her after after the two had an argument. police believe she does not have a cell phone or identification with her. >> weather it's been five weeks since a toddler disappeared from her father's car. this afternoon they held a march to city hall urging her save return. the 21-month-old vanished in east oakland. you can imagine this has been hard on the family. we're more is and more anxious to get her back. >> anyone who may have information, if you don't could be a piece that connects the dots. >> police maintain her father and mother are not suspects. >> a 4th grader attacked
cal osha police and campus police are trying to figure out what, and why this, happened. >> san francisco police need help tonight to find a man suspected of attacking someone with a knife near the marina district. these images shot man. investigators say he stabbed a man several times during an unprovoked attack. the victim is recovering and needed surgery to repair nerve damage. the family hopes someone recognizes a young woman who disappeared in mountain view last night last seen about...
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>> yes. >> bears selected a starting qb and a true >>> good evening, cal football team opens in just two weeks against northwestern. head coach naming jared goff the starting quarterback today. a four-star recruit here in the bay area recruited by jeff tedford. big guy and consistent in the passing game. the competition has helped young daughter back prepare for the season. >> we're both improving every day. you and know he's a great quarterback. you know just we're try just trying to do our job. so that is what we're trying to do. pretty much. >> giants and marlins are two teams at the bottom of the national league in runs scored. would you not know it by what's happening tonight. giants taking ral tallahasseents to south beach. giants looking like they'd run g. add three more in the second a base hit. combining for seven runs batted in and four innings. then, in the 4th now an 8-4 game. hector sanchez does it again. so all 11 runs came off the starter but the bins have come back. having lost 19 of 24 phillies today fired their long time manager. winning the world series in 2008 but
>> yes. >> bears selected a starting qb and a true >>> good evening, cal football team opens in just two weeks against northwestern. head coach naming jared goff the starting quarterback today. a four-star recruit here in the bay area recruited by jeff tedford. big guy and consistent in the passing game. the competition has helped young daughter back prepare for the season. >> we're both improving every day. you and know he's a great quarterback. you know just we're...
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they imploded on the campus of cal state east bay 9:00 this morning and got rid of a seismically unsafe building and spnted scientists with a rare opportunity. they set up 600 seismic centers to analyze data before, during, and after the implosion to better understand the hayward fault. >> we will do a few more experiments and collect all the things monday, tuesday, and wednesday. they got stuck in boxes and we bump all the data. this is going to be a huge amount of data. >> the data collect side expected to give researchers a detailed map of the path of the hayward fault. parts of tahoe national forest were closed near auburn as crews continue to battle a large wildfire. the fire which is burping about 20 miles east of auburn is in such steep terrain, it's too dangerous to attack on the ground. helicopters were brought in instead. no homes are threatened, but they issued an air quality warning because of of haddy smoke in the area. >> concerns about possible lightning strikes with fire here. for more on that, we want to check with rob. >> it will be this time tomorrow night where where
they imploded on the campus of cal state east bay 9:00 this morning and got rid of a seismically unsafe building and spnted scientists with a rare opportunity. they set up 600 seismic centers to analyze data before, during, and after the implosion to better understand the hayward fault. >> we will do a few more experiments and collect all the things monday, tuesday, and wednesday. they got stuck in boxes and we bump all the data. this is going to be a huge amount of data. >> the...
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we stopped to cal fire station in the south bay. they're putting extra firefighters and they have additional engines on stand py as well. a chief told us they're changing how crews respond to calls to make sure they're able to deal with a fire sparked by lightning. >> the multiple incident plan is going to be activated and what that does it changes our normal response, we modify it in anticipation of multiple instances in a large geographic area. >> in an effort to key it early on, cal fire will be stationings lookouts and they'll be up on peaks in the area trying to keep an eye out for smoke and have crews responding to fires before they get out of hand. those hookouts will be the in place starting later on this morning. fear fighters will be on their tows, they'll have to be ready for fires to break out. these red flag warning and dangerous conditions will remain until tomorrow morning. wednesday morning. >> 5,000 firefighters are battling fires across the weather and the -- across the state and the weather could make conditions w
we stopped to cal fire station in the south bay. they're putting extra firefighters and they have additional engines on stand py as well. a chief told us they're changing how crews respond to calls to make sure they're able to deal with a fire sparked by lightning. >> the multiple incident plan is going to be activated and what that does it changes our normal response, we modify it in anticipation of multiple instances in a large geographic area. >> in an effort to key it early on,...
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cal trans will make the final decision, not sure when. but state leaders have a lot of unanswered questions. cate caugurian, kpix 5. >> and kpix 5 did try to contact cal trans about this but have not received a response. specifically 8:00 p.m. a week from tomorrow. the bridge is scheduled to be closed for five days before reopening to traffic. >> the deadly limo fire has been ruled an accident. a mechanical issue sparked the may 4th fire. trapped 9 friends on their way to celebrate a wedding. no one will face any criminal charges. investigators say a catastrophic failure sparked the fire. the floor boards were set on fire by the heat of metal on metal friction. some of the passengers called 911. so did the driver. >> can you tell me how many people are in the vehicle? i don't know, ma'am. i don't know. i don't know. >> it's okay. keep your distance. we have people on the way. and they are right before the high rise westbound on the bridge; correct? >> yes. >> at least one of the rear doors of the limo had a child safety lock presenting th
cal trans will make the final decision, not sure when. but state leaders have a lot of unanswered questions. cate caugurian, kpix 5. >> and kpix 5 did try to contact cal trans about this but have not received a response. specifically 8:00 p.m. a week from tomorrow. the bridge is scheduled to be closed for five days before reopening to traffic. >> the deadly limo fire has been ruled an accident. a mechanical issue sparked the may 4th fire. trapped 9 friends on their way to celebrate...
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. >>> cal state east bay is getting ready for a big implosion this weekend. the preparations under way and what will happen to remnants of the building. >>> good morning. traffic is off to a good start. there is a little bit of fog out there. may make for tough driving westbound 24 looks good to the tunnel. >>> we do have foggy conditions coming up in weather. could be a little topsyturvy on the weekend. i will explain that. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook central new zealand over night. giving office workers quite a scare. this is video from the radio station. buildings in wellington were evacuated. quakes damaged homes and destroyed a bridge. the stock exchange was also briefly shut down. >>> a preliminary investigation has ruled out engine failure. they are recovered the flight data recorders but expect to know today if the devices are usable. the two pilots were trying to land on a shorter runway at the birmingham airport on wednesday when the plane crashed. the longer runway was closed for maintenance
. >>> cal state east bay is getting ready for a big implosion this weekend. the preparations under way and what will happen to remnants of the building. >>> good morning. traffic is off to a good start. there is a little bit of fog out there. may make for tough driving westbound 24 looks good to the tunnel. >>> we do have foggy conditions coming up in weather. could be a little topsyturvy on the weekend. i will explain that. >>> welcome back to the ktvu...
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. >> reporter: the metro politan transportation commission took over from cal trans in 2005. >> what is old construction you can have it fast or cheap but not both ways. >> reporter: in this case we got neither. >> the bay bridge was a test. in some cases we failed that test. >> and there are more tests in the works for the governmental aeupblss, high speed rail, tens of billions dollars over budget. boaring tunnels to bring water to southern california. >> the big institutions of the state. there are a lot of great people working there. they are not responsive to the project. we need to change that. >> what we saw was the real thing live. we did not hide very much we let people in on our decisions. they are all in agreement that the new span of the bay bridge is safe. in the news room, kpix-5. >> the new bay bridge scheduled to open on time september 3rd and that could mean a $20 million bonus for the builder. it is part of a deal with caltrans that was made in 2010. that $20 million was on top of another $16 million. the lead contractors received it last year. for meeting construct
. >> reporter: the metro politan transportation commission took over from cal trans in 2005. >> what is old construction you can have it fast or cheap but not both ways. >> reporter: in this case we got neither. >> the bay bridge was a test. in some cases we failed that test. >> and there are more tests in the works for the governmental aeupblss, high speed rail, tens of billions dollars over budget. boaring tunnels to bring water to southern california. >>...
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. >>> crews are getting ready to take down a 13 story building at cal state east bay. bay area seismologist are watching it closely. >> reporter: lee baker's view for decades commanded by cal state's warren hall. >> every time i look out my back window i see that building. and now it will be gone. it will change my whole perspective. [ laughter ] >> reporter: along the road to baker's place today scientists installed monitoring to watch the fault. >> the more we know about it the more we can do to mitigate the effects of a dangerous fault. >> reporter: contractors say they are using 430 pounds of high explosive on precise timers to buckle one side and let gravity do the work. >> the actual fall time for the structure is going to be some place between 7 and 8 seconds. >> the concrete will be crushed on site and used for a downination of the new warren hall replacement building. >> reporter: 6,000 tons of steel will be sold for scrap overseas, contractors say they are so good at this the library 50 feet away will not see knicks. >> they will be disappointed. >> why? >> i
. >>> crews are getting ready to take down a 13 story building at cal state east bay. bay area seismologist are watching it closely. >> reporter: lee baker's view for decades commanded by cal state's warren hall. >> every time i look out my back window i see that building. and now it will be gone. it will change my whole perspective. [ laughter ] >> reporter: along the road to baker's place today scientists installed monitoring to watch the fault. >> the more we...
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we have video from cal tran. they will do the job until a steel saddle is installed later this year. first, of course, the bridge has to close. in just nine days it will shut down on the evening of august 28th for the big conversion. go to kpix 5.com for details on the big closure. >>> the unions rejected the agency's latest contract proposal. the workers handed town the no vote over the weekend. union negotiators will meet this weeked in their next move. ac transit says it hasn't heard from the union yet. union representatives represent nearly 100 clerical workers. >>> as far as b.a.r.t's contract negotiations, there hasn't been any progress. b.a.r.t and its unions haven't met in eight days. october10th is the next contract clients. and so far no know great lakeses have been scheduled. >>> the independent truckers parked their rigs, held up signs protesting the ssa marine terminal. drivers are upset about the delays during their dropoff and pickup process and they are paid by the load. police moved in late this
we have video from cal tran. they will do the job until a steel saddle is installed later this year. first, of course, the bridge has to close. in just nine days it will shut down on the evening of august 28th for the big conversion. go to kpix 5.com for details on the big closure. >>> the unions rejected the agency's latest contract proposal. the workers handed town the no vote over the weekend. union negotiators will meet this weeked in their next move. ac transit says it hasn't...
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. >> first cal transwill have to cook the new bridge into the toll plaza area on the east side. >> a lot of work will happen, especially rerouting all the toll booths and fast track lanes towards the new structure. >> they need to pave a new path from the eastbound deck into oakland. >> job number two happens at ybi. >> how long's it going to take to attach this great new bridge to the existing tunnel at the island? no time at all because the engineering expects have already had them hooked up. >> the piece connecting the new bridge into the tunnel was actually rolled into place almost six years ago back in 2007. >> when that s-curve was installed, part of it was actually part of the new bridge connector, so opening that part will be a breeze. >> basically on the closure weekend, they just need to move barrier rail, do a little bit of roadway work, stripe it and we're connected. >> besides five lanes in each direction, there will be ten-foot shoulders on either side of the lanes to clear stalls and accidents, as well as for emergency vehicles and law enforcement. >> we'll know when a
. >> first cal transwill have to cook the new bridge into the toll plaza area on the east side. >> a lot of work will happen, especially rerouting all the toll booths and fast track lanes towards the new structure. >> they need to pave a new path from the eastbound deck into oakland. >> job number two happens at ybi. >> how long's it going to take to attach this great new bridge to the existing tunnel at the island? no time at all because the engineering expects...
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and over at cal, sunny dikes has named his new quarterback. it will be jared goff. he's a freshman from marin. >>> how die say it? not too hard, not too soft, but just right. >> yes. >> a florida family got a shock when they found a bear napping in their house. >> and it was all caught on camera. this is what the family ep countered when they got home, yeah, that's a big black bear taking a nap. it got in the house through a screen door. just wanted to lie down. officials tried to get rid of the bear. he's like no, i like it here. he set up a trap, and he got away. i think he's scratching himself. >>> we're going to leave you as those hundreds of bicyclists are going south. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- from "breaking bad," emmy-winner aaron paul. selena gomez. and "ask jay anything." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much. welcome to "the tonight show." nice to have you all here. well, here's the latest on t
and over at cal, sunny dikes has named his new quarterback. it will be jared goff. he's a freshman from marin. >>> how die say it? not too hard, not too soft, but just right. >> yes. >> a florida family got a shock when they found a bear napping in their house. >> and it was all caught on camera. this is what the family ep countered when they got home, yeah, that's a big black bear taking a nap. it got in the house through a screen door. just wanted to lie down....
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cal fire officials say the flamesre 20% contained. 400 structures are threatened right now. the fire has burnedust under 2,000 acres in three days. >> and an argument may have led to a deadly stabbing in antioch. officers found a 49-year-old man suffering from several stab wounds just before 8:00 last night. at a gas station. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. detectives say they're questioning a man who was at the scene who fought with the victim. no arrests have beenmade. >>> the south bay chp investigators are asking for the public's help track down a ford pickup truck involved in a deadly hit a run last night around 8:45. a man was hit while crossing the street in san jose. witnesses say they saw a late model full-sized ford pickup with overzed tires drive away. it was described as light in color, possibly with a red stripe on the hood. >> a home owner faces the task of rebuilding due to this mess, caused when a pickup truck plowed into her home. the truck smashed through a porch and living room before nothing down a wall. it happened at 2:30 this morning.
cal fire officials say the flamesre 20% contained. 400 structures are threatened right now. the fire has burnedust under 2,000 acres in three days. >> and an argument may have led to a deadly stabbing in antioch. officers found a 49-year-old man suffering from several stab wounds just before 8:00 last night. at a gas station. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. detectives say they're questioning a man who was at the scene who fought with the victim. no arrests have beenmade....
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a red flag warning is in effect and cal fire is watching this. alex savage joins us from bethel island on how resources are being divided across the state. >> reporter: last night on bethel island they had a close call for firefighters. five acres in this open field caught fire. a big section of this fire was charred last night as this fire took hold. it they end some buildings for a short period of time but firefighter from the contra costa county district were able to get it under control. while it remains unclear what exactly sparked this fire, they're worried about more if flare ups like this one. lightning will be a concern for firefighters across the bay area moving in from today into tomorrow. a red flag warning went into effect covering most of the inland part of the bay area. that means conditions are for large fires to break out. they're bringing gusty conditions and the possibility of dry lightning. >> right now, we have additional overhead staffing, individual units, we've staffed water tenders and all of our reserve engines are curre
a red flag warning is in effect and cal fire is watching this. alex savage joins us from bethel island on how resources are being divided across the state. >> reporter: last night on bethel island they had a close call for firefighters. five acres in this open field caught fire. a big section of this fire was charred last night as this fire took hold. it they end some buildings for a short period of time but firefighter from the contra costa county district were able to get it under...
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cal fire says nine of them are major. the late jest fire started yesterday in the sequoia national forest. lightning started it. one of the bigger fires burning right now in california is in the tahoe national forest northeast of auburn. it has burned almost 15,000 acres. national weather service has issued a red flag warning for that area beginning at 11:00 today. right now, it's 53% contained. the cause is still being investigated. >>> in butte county, firefighters closer to containing a wildfire that is burning south of chico. this one has burned about 2100 acres since it started friday. one home was destroyed. yesterday afternoon, about 400 people had been evacuated and had been allowed to return home. containment is about 64%. >>> and one of the main entrances to the yosemite national park has been closed because of a fire. the fire started over the weekend but crossed state route 120 yesterday shutting it down in both directions. drivers are being rerouted to state route 140 or 41. about 800 acres have burned so far
cal fire says nine of them are major. the late jest fire started yesterday in the sequoia national forest. lightning started it. one of the bigger fires burning right now in california is in the tahoe national forest northeast of auburn. it has burned almost 15,000 acres. national weather service has issued a red flag warning for that area beginning at 11:00 today. right now, it's 53% contained. the cause is still being investigated. >>> in butte county, firefighters closer to...
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he's cfo for cal state east bay. he has been giving us a visual sign, if things are still going on track. he just raised his finger for the one-minute sign. so that means we are one minute out right now from the scheduled implosion here at warren hall. claudine was saying a minute ago, a lot of dynamite, 430 pounds of dynamite and high explosive called rdx, all set to bring down this 13-story building. those sirens have gone off, meaning the area has been cleared. there have been police officers in the area, making sure that there is no one in the area. if there is somebody found in that area, they will stop the process, clear the area, then restart the countdown. again, at this point, we're not getting that as the indication right now. we are about 25 seconds out right now from the scheduled implosion here at warren hall. >> and it will happen quick. 7 to 14 seconds and this should be all done? >> reporter: the whole process should be 7 to 14 seconds. we are 10 seconds out. i'm going to -- [ explosions [ >> we can h
he's cfo for cal state east bay. he has been giving us a visual sign, if things are still going on track. he just raised his finger for the one-minute sign. so that means we are one minute out right now from the scheduled implosion here at warren hall. claudine was saying a minute ago, a lot of dynamite, 430 pounds of dynamite and high explosive called rdx, all set to bring down this 13-story building. those sirens have gone off, meaning the area has been cleared. there have been police...
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. >>> crews are getting ready to take down a 13 story building at cal state east bay. bay area seismologist are watching it closely. >> reporter: lee baker's view for decades commanded by cal state's warren hall. >> every time i look out my back window i see that building. and now it will be gone. it will change my whole perspective. [ laughter ] >> reporter: along the road to baker's place today scientists installed monitoring to watch the fault. >> the more we know about it the more we can do to mitigate the effects of a dangerous fault. >> reporter: contractors say they are using 430 pounds of high explosive on precise timers to buckle one side and let gravity do the work. >> the actual fall time for the structure is going to be some place between 7 and 8 seconds. >> the concrete will be crushed on site and used for a downination of the new warren hall replacement building. >> reporter: 6,000 tons of steel will be sold for scrap overseas, contractors say they are so good at this the library 50 feet away will not see knicks. >> they will be disappointed. >> why? >> i
. >>> crews are getting ready to take down a 13 story building at cal state east bay. bay area seismologist are watching it closely. >> reporter: lee baker's view for decades commanded by cal state's warren hall. >> every time i look out my back window i see that building. and now it will be gone. it will change my whole perspective. [ laughter ] >> reporter: along the road to baker's place today scientists installed monitoring to watch the fault. >> the more we...
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the historic building at cal coming down. kron 4's mike pelton is live more on the implosion and why this building has to come down. mike. >> this building is what to make a big hit when it hits the ground and the idea is as the energy moves through it will allow us to map out parts of the terrain that are more precut prone a less prone to shaking appeared >> discomposure will give us the opportunity with the ground will do if an earthquake hits. >> this building has over 12,000 lbs. of concrete and steel and will have an impact on the hayward fault. >> the likelihood of anything happen because of this building being imploded is slim to none because is not a make that big of an impact on the hayward fault because the earthquakes below the fall are deep deep down and this building hitting the ground will not cause any damage. >> this building had served this community so well and for so long and this is an expert historic time to witness this building coming down appeared >> that was a professor from cal state university speak
the historic building at cal coming down. kron 4's mike pelton is live more on the implosion and why this building has to come down. mike. >> this building is what to make a big hit when it hits the ground and the idea is as the energy moves through it will allow us to map out parts of the terrain that are more precut prone a less prone to shaking appeared >> discomposure will give us the opportunity with the ground will do if an earthquake hits. >> this building has over...
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cal-trans likes to close the bridge on holidays because there are fewer cars trying to cross over it. kron 4's charles clifford is live for us on treasure island with more on that. charles? over labor day 2006, the eastbound lanes of the bridge were closed so crews could demolish portions of the old roadway in san francsico. one year later, the entire bridge was shutdown over labor day so caltrans could move a 200 foot section of roadway into place just east of yerba buena island. in 2009, there was another full closure over labor day as caltrans finished work on the s-curve detour along the eastern span. then in 2011, the eastbound lanes were closed over memorial day weekend so those lanes could be re- aligned near the toll plaza. the last major planned closure of the bridge was over president's day weekend in 2012 when the west bound lanes were realigned to make room for work on the new span. tonight police in walnut creek need your help in catching the four people who burglarized the tiffany's store downtown. just hours ago we received this new surveillance photo from police. they
cal-trans likes to close the bridge on holidays because there are fewer cars trying to cross over it. kron 4's charles clifford is live for us on treasure island with more on that. charles? over labor day 2006, the eastbound lanes of the bridge were closed so crews could demolish portions of the old roadway in san francsico. one year later, the entire bridge was shutdown over labor day so caltrans could move a 200 foot section of roadway into place just east of yerba buena island. in 2009,...
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but you can see across much of the region, it's cal, 68 in gaitherburg and dulles, manasis, win cheffer at that number, about 70 in annapolis. kind of pleasant so you don't't have to use the air conditioning and maybe it will help the kids back into that back to school s mood for tomorrow. we'll talk more and how things are looking for the next week of august. >> sounds good. see you soon. >>> president obama and familyam will return to the white house h tonight after vacationing on martha's vineyard for the past nine days. the president has kept a low low profile. he was back on the golf courseol today with thef pft the world bank, a fundraiser andaise presidential aid. he did interrupt his vacation to speak out publicly and condemn the violence in egypt. >> 79 people were killed in crashes between police and supporters of former president mohamed morsi saturday raising the death toll to nearly 900 inl the past four days in egypt. e with the violence showing no signses of slowing down, d lawmakers are voicing opinions o on what the united states's rol' should be. fox's brian yenis has
but you can see across much of the region, it's cal, 68 in gaitherburg and dulles, manasis, win cheffer at that number, about 70 in annapolis. kind of pleasant so you don't't have to use the air conditioning and maybe it will help the kids back into that back to school s mood for tomorrow. we'll talk more and how things are looking for the next week of august. >> sounds good. see you soon. >>> president obama and familyam will return to the white house h tonight after vacationing...
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. >> new report ranks cal and stanford among the best universities in the world. the ranking of top schools in the world lists uc berkeley at top ranked public, and harvard is number one, stanford is number two, uc berkeley is third, and then m.i.t. and number 5 is cam bridge. >> and two degrees cooler than average in livermore and three in san francisco and four degree coolers to redwood city. only 76 degrees but should be 82. a game at at&t park with the pirates in town, very good pirates. starting at 60 and dropping to 58. you can see the storms to the north, low 90's in sacramento and 93 in yosemite and 80 in tahoe and 83 in los angeles. sue? >> good morning, mike, pretty good looking thursday morning or little friday with no real delays but just road work, westbound 4 coming from antioch you will find slow traffic from before 680 and looking pretty good when you reach pittsburg and in the concord area that will pick up any time. coming from the central valley, westbound 580, greenville to north livermore we have slowing speeds of 32 miles per hour from 205 an
. >> new report ranks cal and stanford among the best universities in the world. the ranking of top schools in the world lists uc berkeley at top ranked public, and harvard is number one, stanford is number two, uc berkeley is third, and then m.i.t. and number 5 is cam bridge. >> and two degrees cooler than average in livermore and three in san francisco and four degree coolers to redwood city. only 76 degrees but should be 82. a game at at&t park with the pirates in town, very...
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warren hall at cal state east bay could collapse in an earthquake, that is why it's scheduled for an implosion on saturday morning. >> reporter: take a good long last look at warren hall on the cal state east bay campus. >> it's going to be a big empty spot. >> reporter: yes it is. crews were installing the explosives. >> cracker box. >> reporter: cracker box? >> yeah. >> reporter: that any way to comment about a piece of arc tu architecture it was the most unstable building in the entire california state university system. a fact that makes the secondary purpose of this implosion ironic. do you want a sensor in your yard? >> hur. >> reporter: when the building topples, the experts say it will be equal to a earthquake. they will place sensors nearby neighborhoods as far as 25 miles away. t professor strayer saw this as a great opportunity to study the fault line. he said he can schedule and monitor the small earthquake. >> they happen all the time and not when you want them to. we know when this event is going to happen and when it's going to happen, so we can use that data. >> repor
warren hall at cal state east bay could collapse in an earthquake, that is why it's scheduled for an implosion on saturday morning. >> reporter: take a good long last look at warren hall on the cal state east bay campus. >> it's going to be a big empty spot. >> reporter: yes it is. crews were installing the explosives. >> cracker box. >> reporter: cracker box? >> yeah. >> reporter: that any way to comment about a piece of arc tu architecture it was the...
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crews imploded warren hall on the campus of cal state east bay at 9:00 this morning. the demolition didn't just get rid of a seismically unsafe building but provided scientists with an opportunity. they set up 600 seismic censors to catch this moment. the goal is to analyze data collected before, during, and after the implosion to better understand the nearby hayward fault and the seismic zone around it. >> it went spectacularly. it took ten seconds to fall and made a good thump apparently heard and felt in alameda. that's really what we are hoping for. i think we're probably going to have the best possible result. so we're delighted. >> the data collected is also expected to give researchers a detailed map of the path of the hayward
crews imploded warren hall on the campus of cal state east bay at 9:00 this morning. the demolition didn't just get rid of a seismically unsafe building but provided scientists with an opportunity. they set up 600 seismic censors to catch this moment. the goal is to analyze data collected before, during, and after the implosion to better understand the nearby hayward fault and the seismic zone around it. >> it went spectacularly. it took ten seconds to fall and made a good thump...
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cal fire officials say the flames are 20% contained. 400 structures are threatened right now. the fire has burned just under 2,000 acres in three days. >> and an argument may have led to a deadly stabbing in antioch. officers found a 49-year-old man suffering from several stab wounds just before 8:00 last night. at a gas station. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. detectives say they're questioning a man who was at the scene who fought with the victim. no arrests have been made. >>> the south bay chp investigators are asking for the public's help to track down a ford pickup truck involved in a deadly hit and run last night around 8:45. a man was hit while crossing the street in san jose. witnesses say they saw a late model full-sized ford pickup with oversized tires drive away. it was described as light in color, possibly with a red stripe on the hood. >> a home owner faces the task of rebuilding due to this mess, caused when a pickup truck plowed into her home. the truck smashed through a porch and living room before nothing down a wall. it happened at 2:30 thi
cal fire officials say the flames are 20% contained. 400 structures are threatened right now. the fire has burned just under 2,000 acres in three days. >> and an argument may have led to a deadly stabbing in antioch. officers found a 49-year-old man suffering from several stab wounds just before 8:00 last night. at a gas station. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. detectives say they're questioning a man who was at the scene who fought with the victim. no arrests have been...
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cal berkeley not in session, that's a week. that will be an issue as folks head through the east shore and the bay bridge as we saw yesterday. patterns coming back for fall-like traffic. >> 5:09. san jose taking a hard look at its taxpayer funded program aimed at getting rid of graffiti. is it effective. the city hired a contractor take care of the graffiti in 2011 to save money. a recent audit found things are going well. graffiti's removed within 48 hours. response times have been good when the public reported graffiti via a smartphone app. the program is costing more than anticipated and they'd like to see the city hire more than one contractor so prices stay competitive. >>> menlo park has put off a decision on whether to increase the number of red light cameras in the city. the council was supposed to vote on a plan to add a fifth camera last night but after hours of debate, the decision was put off until next tuesday. in the past five months, other bay areaties including redwood, belmont, hayward opted out of the red ligh
cal berkeley not in session, that's a week. that will be an issue as folks head through the east shore and the bay bridge as we saw yesterday. patterns coming back for fall-like traffic. >> 5:09. san jose taking a hard look at its taxpayer funded program aimed at getting rid of graffiti. is it effective. the city hired a contractor take care of the graffiti in 2011 to save money. a recent audit found things are going well. graffiti's removed within 48 hours. response times have been good...
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. >> big decision for cal football. >> that is right can you believe we're talking about college football now? >> yes. >> bears selected a stting qb and a true you don't need to camp out you don't need to camp out 'til labor day to reward yourself! get the queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! not to labor the point... but this sale won't last long! ♪ mattress discounters! female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> good evening, cal football am opens in just two weeks ainst northwestern. head coach naming jared goff the starting quarterback today. a four-star recruit here in the bay area recruited by je
. >> big decision for cal football. >> that is right can you believe we're talking about college football now? >> yes. >> bears selected a stting qb and a true you don't need to camp out you don't need to camp out 'til labor day to reward yourself! get the queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! not to labor the point... but this sale won't last long! ♪ mattress discounters! female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on...